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date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Debts Written Off
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) debt relief for Mozambique in light of the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai and (b) an automatic debt relief mechanism for all vulnerable countries after large scale disasters.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	234839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>I recognise that natural disasters can have a serious impact on affected countries’ ability to service external debts. The Government of Mozambique has not requested consideration for debt relief at this stage, and any consideration of official debt relief would need to be made via the Paris Club of official creditors and done in close coordination with the IMF. The UK Government is not an official creditor to Mozambique.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to work with international partners, including the Paris Club, to explore the potential for more resilient debt-instruments that support faster economic recovery and stability in the international financial system, while preserving access to financing for development.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 25/03/2019 16:00:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1092249

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date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Mozambique: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State on 20 March 2019 on the debt crisis in Mozambique and the role played by the City of London institutions, what the next steps are for the investigation; which UK authority is conducting the investigation; and what the timeline is for it.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	234840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The relevant UK authorities have considered the allegations against UK-based banks and have offered assistance to Mozambique in relation to their investigations. Any action to be taken pursuant to investigations will be a matter for law enforcement authorities. The Government does not comment on law enforcement action for live investigations.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 25/03/2019 16:01:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1092279

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: International Monetary Fund and World Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans Ministers or officials from her Department have to attend the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	234857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>I plan to attend the 2019 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group alongside officials from my department.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 25/03/2019 16:02:33 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden